Monthly Archives: May 2010
A Long Day …
I’m home. Back in Van. The trip is over. It’s really quite surreal to be home. Surreal, but good. It was a long day. An emotional day. A scary day. Yes, I said scary. We started our day with the … Continue reading
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Lisbon
A day of sightseeing in Lisbon. And what a day we had! We started our day with breakfast and then headed for the subway to explore the city. We started our tour by checking out the Mosteiro des Jeronimos. It … Continue reading
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Did I Mention That I Hate Good-Byes?
I cried. I cried for about 45 minutes straight after leaving avó and avô and heading to Lisbon on the bus. I HATE GOOD-BYES!! It was such a good time with them. They were so happy to have us and … Continue reading
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An Ant Bit A Hole In My Toe.
I repeat, an ANT bit a hole into my toe. OUCH!! We made it to two castles today. The first one was in Belmonte. It looked pretty cool and I took a few photos, but it was closed so we … Continue reading
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A Different Agenda
Today was spent mainly at the house. My dad woke up feeling a little better, but they needed to head back to a doctor (to get his dressing changed) and also to head out to deal with more car stuff. … Continue reading
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A Weird Kind of Day
Today started off like many of the other days, but it sure didn’t end that way. We got up early, had breakfast and then headed into Fundão to check out the Feira again. It happens only on Mondays, so this … Continue reading
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The Scenic Route
I’m officially on the home stretch. 6 days from today, I will be back on a plane, heading home. Portugal has amazed me. It really is everything that I dreamed it would be and more. I could see myself here … Continue reading
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What Country Am I In Again?
Since I stepped foot in the Algarve, I haven’t really needed to speak a word of Portuguese. Apparently this is a key tourist spot for many Europeans – the English especially, so everyone speaks English here. It’s been kind of … Continue reading
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People Watching
The wind is whipping around in all directions. The waves crashing along the shore is one of my favourite sounds. I find serenity in it. Peace. I could get lost in the waves. Go to my happy place. Forget all … Continue reading
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The Ocean Life
We stayed in our cousin’s guest house in Burgau last night. Burgau is a 10 minute drive from Lagos. The guest house was quaint and it was a nice place to sleep after a long day of traveling down the … Continue reading
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